Ringette Canada Names 2025 Junior National Team

Ottawa, ON– Ringette Canada is pleased to announce the 20 athletes selected to the Junior National Team, who will represent Canada at the 2025 World Ringette Championships. The Championships will take place at Isku Arena, in Lahti, Finland, from November 3 – 9, 2025. 

“I am honoured and excited to work with this group of talented athletes,” said Head Coach Andrea Ferguson. “This is a new team with a shared dream and I’m looking forward to chasing greatness together.”

“We would like to extend our congratulations to the athletes selected to wear the maple leaf and represent Canada,” said Peter Leyser, Ringette Canada’s Chief Executive Officer. “We look forward to supporting this incredible group of athletes and staff as they prepare to compete at the highest level in Lahti.” 

Kaylee Armstrong, Sydnie Rock, and Lauren Schoenhofen return from the 2023 Junior National Team. The team also consists of a number of athletes who participated in the 2023 U18 International Development program, as well as past U17 La Relève development programs. 

Andrea Ferguson (Winnipeg, MB) leads the Junior National Team as head coach, and is joined by assistant coaches Keely Brown (Edmonton, AB), Colleen Hagan (Ottawa, ON), and Donnell Schoenhofen (Regina, SK). Melinda Krulicki (Red Deer, AB) is the team’s athletic therapist, Brooke Simard (Calgary, AB) is the team’s Strength and Conditioning Coach, Casey Turner (Ottawa, ON) is the team’s Mental Performance Coach, and Jocelyn Macleod (Winnipeg, MB) is the Team Manager.

 

Name / Nom		P	Hometown / Ville d’origne			2024-25 Team / Equipe 2024-25
Mya Althen		D	Calgary		AB	Calgary Bold
Charlotte Anderson		C	Ajax		ON	Ajax Pickering Power
Kaylee Armstrong		D	Calgary		AB	Calgary RATH (NRL)
Isabelle Beech		F	Port Coquitlam		BC	BC Thunder (NRL)
Kélyane Boucher		F	Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage		QC	Cyclones de Québec
Talisa Cowley		F	Langdon		AB	Zone 2 Blaze
Sophie Daigle		G	Dieppe		NB	Atlantic Attack (NRL)
Marissa Dyck		D	Calgary		AB	BC Thunder (NRL)
Madison Fitzpatrick		D	Calgary		AB	Zone 2 Blaze
Morgan Forrest		F	Ottawa		ON	Eastern Ontario Charge
Tessa Galandy		F	Strathmore		AB	Zone 2 Blaze
Julia Harvie		G	Surrey		BC	Calgary Bold
Kailee Leskiw		D	Stittsville		ON	Eastern Ontario Charge
Claire Lodge		F	Whitby		ON	Cambridge Turbos (NRL)
Aeva Lott		G	Red Deer		AB	Zone 2 Blaze
Alyssa Perreault		F	Ottawa		ON	Eastern Ontario Charge
Dylan Pighin		D	Water Valley		AB	Zone 2 Blaze
Sydnie Rock		D	Calgary		AB	Calgary RATH (NRL)
Lauren Schoenhofen		C	Regina		SK	Saskatchewan Heat (NRL)
Mia Tanguay		C	Sainte-Claire		QC	Cyclones de Québec

 

JNT Coaching Staff || Entraîneur.es
Head Coach / Entraîneur.e chef	Andrea Ferguson	Winnipeg	MB
Assistant Coach / Entraîneur.e adjointe	Keely Brown	Edmonton	AB
Assistant Coach / Entraîneur.e adjointe	Colleen Hagan	Ottawa	ON
Assistant Coach / Entraîneur.e adjointe	Donnell Schoenhofen	Regina	SK
Support Staff || Personnels de soutien
Team Manager / Gérant.e	Jocelyn Macleod	Winnipeg	MB
Athletic Therapist / Thérapeute du sport	Melinda Krulicki	Red Deer	AB
Strength and Conditioning Coach / Entraîneur.e de la force et de la condition physique	Brooke Simard	Calgary	AB
Mental Performance Coach / Entraîneur.e en performance mentale	Casey Turner	Ottawa	ON

 

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About Ringette Canada
Ringette Canada is the national body that oversees ringette in Canada. Ringette is a Canadian sport that was invented in 1963 in North Bay, Ontario by Sam Jacks. There are currently over 33,000 athletes on more than 2,200 teams across Canada, with over 1,500 officials and nearly 8,000 coaches. Internationally, it is played in more than half a dozen countries worldwide. Ringette has been designated a Heritage Sport by Sport Canada and as part of the Sport for Life movement, ringette is well advanced at adapting Sport Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development model. Learn more at www.ringette.ca.

 

For more information:

Jenni Lloyd
Communications, Engagement, and Marketing Director
Ringette Canada
jenni@ringette.ca